Lockheed Martin has procured a $49 million contract from the United States Navy for the production of components that in the F/A-18 infrared search and track system.
The contract was announced by the Department of Defense on Tuesday, July 27 as part of a contract update across all armed forces.
The company, which operates a divisions locally in Ocala, was awarded $48,777,624 for the order. According to DoD records, approximately 21.4% of the work will be completed in Ocala, while 74.8% of the work will be completed at Lockheed Martin’s Orlando division.
The tracking system enables the F/A-18E/F combat jet to detect, track, and attack other aircraft without revealing its presence.
The order calls for the production of low-rate initial production systems, to include 11 processors and 12 infrared receivers in support of the F/A-18 infrared search and track system, according to government records.
The work is expected to be completed by February 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $40,560,986; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $8,126,638 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
For more information on this and other contracts from the department, visit the U.S. Department of Defense website. https://www.defense.gov/
